Beyond Supersonic: Bloodhound And The Race For The Land Speed Record
Author: Richard Noble
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: 17 November 2015
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: 28 December 2015
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July 2015: the Bloodhound team will unveil the car with which they'll attempt to break the World Land Speed Record. Powered by a jet engine and a rocket engine Bloodhound is the culmination of a ten year engineering effort. The 300,000 horsepower, 1000mph car will be flown to South Africa for the attempt. Driver Andy Green must steer across a dry lake bed at almost unimaginable speeds, needing to cover a measured mile in just three seconds. This is a drive into the unknown. If you thought what Felix Baumgartner was doing was dangerous, get a load of this ...
